| Jensen Imperial Find [message #26590] |
Tue, 28 November 2006 16:56  |
Ed White
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I Bought a Jensen Imperial speaker at an "Antique" store for $100.00 It's the size of a large console radio, maybe 36" or so tall..24" width, and 18 deep.It's a Bass Reflex cabinet, with ports on the back. Well...I have to figure out how to get a pic up, but it's a C1400A Serial A4220 with a beautiful 15" PM-15A speaker, and a fairly complicated crossover with many wires, and two leading to the speaker. The workmanship is incredible, all the wires are tied periodically, and done ever so neatly. After an inspection, and everything looks ok, I hooked it up to a vintage sansui receiver, and OH BOY, does it sound sweet. It's only a 50 wpc receiver, but a quarter volume level was LOUD! It came from an estate from a local guy who was in a polka band. Bet this thing has stories. It's black lacquer with the Jensen logo over the black part, so the color is original. Any info on this guy?? Thanks! Ed White
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| Re: Jensen Imperial Find [message #26592 is a reply to message #26591] |
Fri, 01 December 2006 17:59  |
Ed White
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Well, It looks like one of the Bass Reflex cabinets. It has four rectangular holes on the back, and says "High Fidelity" It looks like an art deco BIG stand up console radio. All black, with blond maple looking vertical bars in front, 8 or so. The Speaker is a 15" PM15A. I don't know if it's a coaxial, as of yet..haven't taken it out, but it sounds pretty darned good. I'll post a link to a photo so someone can help Identify what it is, and how old. It looks OLD. It has an on/off switch, and a volume control on it, factory, and the control says model C.
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| PICTURES!!! My OLD Imperial! [message #26594 is a reply to message #26591] |
Mon, 04 December 2006 00:55 |
Ed White
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Here are some pictures...the speaker itself is perfect, the cone and all is intact and it plays very nicely. It looks like it may have had a tweeter as an option. Is that a crossover?? it's CAST IRON. wow. It sounds pretty full range for a single speaker, very listenable. A little more top end would be nice, but it still sounds good. Anybody seen this animal before? Any Idea how old it might be?
http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1792959
http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1792961
http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1792963
http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1792964
http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1792965
http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1792967
http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1792969
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| Re: Jensen Imperial Find [message #26599 is a reply to message #26596] |
Sat, 09 December 2006 19:31 |
Ed White
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What would absolutely be cool, is to make cabinets that are either Jensen imperials like the page you sent me in the style onf these pretty ones here,(or the
decware version) or ones built the same size as the originals, and do the Pi align magic to the cabinets, and have a suitable crossover to match them. These are just incredible looking to me, with the black and the maple. Truly stylish.
Here are the pics again, They are on a new hosting system that allows unlimited views.http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/ima...23a8dabf1b.jpg
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/ima...46e190624f.jpg
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/ima...d27046b9c6.jpg
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/ima...e55593f2e3.jpg
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/ima...cc4daa5736.jpg
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/ima...ce78e540ca.jpg
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